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Lyon College

Batesville, Arkansas Private nonprofit 4-year Remote town

Overview

Lyon College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Batesville, Arkansas. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 659, made up of 657 undergraduates and 2 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Presbyterian Church (USA).

Lyon College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 23 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Biology, Exercise Science and Kinesiology, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 65 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

659
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
65
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
23
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 23

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Social Sciences 4
Psychology 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Education 3
Physical Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Science Technologies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
65

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
659
Undergraduates, fall 2024
657
Graduate students, fall 2024
2
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
694
Undergraduates, 2024-25
691
Graduate students, 2024-25
3
Full-time, 2024-25
97%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
45%
Men
55%
White
33%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
10%
Race or ethnicity unknown
41%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
10%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference; St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
President
Melissa Taverner
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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